Unit 3-Ancient India

Question 1

How did people learn the skills listed below? -question patients -make cures -stitch up wounds

Accepted Answer

by studying medicine at a university

Question 2

What evidence shows us how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed?

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an ancient statue

Question 3

Whathappened on the Indian subcontinent in the time between the Mauryan andGupta empires?

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It was filled with small kingdoms

Question 4

Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live?

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in the lower city

Question 5

What do these seals tell historians about Mohenjodaro?

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the types of animals people saw

Question 6

Which of these finds by an archaeologist would be evidence of a golden age?

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fine sculptures

Question 7

Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?

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It had enemies who might attack the residents.

Question 8

Howdid modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?

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Archeologists found its ruins

Question 9

Harappancivilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the

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Indus River Valley

Question 10

Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?

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peace and stability

Question 11

What do these terms have to do with Mohenjodaro?•Invaders•Floods•Earthquakes

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theories for why it disappeared

Question 12

The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests the people of Mohenjodaro

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had uniform ways to measure

Question 13

Which of the following groups of people made it possible to construct buildings like this one?

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mathematicians

Question 14

Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?

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Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks.

Question 15

The famous ancient paintings in a Buddhist monastery at Ajanta were painted on the

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walls of caves

Question 16

Which is the best title for the list below?• Puranas• Mahabharata• Bhagavad Gita

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Sanskrit Literature

Question 17

What was an important use for all the following materials?• Stone• Wood• Bronze• Terra-cotta

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sculptures

Question 18

The images of Gupta kings on coins show that the empire had people who were skilled in

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working with metal

Question 19

A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of ______.

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chess

Question 20

Which letteron the map shows the location of Mohenjodaro?

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M

Question 21

How was a structure 39 ft long and 8 ft deep, with a well nearby and a drain most likely used?

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for bathing

Question 22

Which feature of modern arithmetic came from ancient India by way of the Arabs?

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zero

Question 23

Which achievement of the Gupta Empire most encouraged long-distance trade?

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well-built roads

Question 24

Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city?

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Some people were wealthier than others.

Question 25

Why were wells constructed along trade routes?

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so travelers could cook and drink

Question 26

Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time?

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sewer system

Question 27

How was the Gupta Empire different from the Mauryan Empire?

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It gave local areas a lot of independence

Question 28

What change took place in Hinduism during the Gupta Empire?

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Many of its legends were written down

Question 29

How did the first Gupta ruler form alliances with other rulers?

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by arranging marriages

Question 30

Which sentence correctly describes the level of technology in the Gupta Empire?

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They had skill in working with iron.

Unit 3-Ancient India

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Unit 3-Ancient India

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